CVE-2012-3073 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published 12 Jul 2012 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Remote attackers can cause denial of service on Cisco TelePresence systems via malformed packets or high TCP rates.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2012-3073?

CVE-2012-3073 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Jul 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The IP implementation on Cisco TelePresence Multipoint Switch before 1.8.1, Cisco TelePresence Manager before 1.9.0, and Cisco TelePresence Recording Server 1.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (networking outage or process crash) via (1) malformed IP packets, (2) a high rate of TCP connection requests, or (3) a high rate of TCP connection terminations, aka Bug IDs CSCti21830, CSCti21851, CSCtj19100, CSCtj19086, CSCtj19078, CSCty11219, CSCty11299, CSCty11323, and CSCty11338.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-3073?

It affects 15 products.

Products include Cisco Telepresence Manager, Cisco Telepresence Multipoint Switch, Cisco Telepresence Multipoint Switch Software, Cisco Telepresence Recording Server, Cisco Telepresence System 1300 65, Cisco Telepresence System 3000 and 9 more.

How do I fix CVE-2012-3073?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-3073 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2012-3073 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3073 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-98vh-jxvm-fp49.